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Being Mindful ©Yasufumi Nishi/© JNTO ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with The Japan Society 1
Learning Objectives Ø I can describe cherry blossom using a range of adjectives. Ø I can explain why cherry blossom is so important in Japan. Ø I can create a Haiku and take notice of the world around me. ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with The Japan Society 2
2 minutes of taking notice… ©Yasufumi Nishi/©JNTO ©Matsumoto city/©JNTO ©Yasufumi Nishi/©JNTO Write down as many adjectives as you can to describe the pictures ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with The Japan Society . 3
Cherry Blossom • An important national symbol in Japan • It does not last long so people hurry to enjoy it • Some people say this makes it even more beautiful ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with The Japan Society 4
Discussion task In pairs, discuss what lessons we can learn from the cherry blossom. • Appreciating the good things in each moment • Taking notice of what is happening in everyday life • Being thankful • Not worrying about the past, or the future. . . in the present ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with The Japan Society living 5
About Haiku • Haiku are Japanese poems with only three lines • They often describe the world around us • Haiku are seasonal poems which make us think about nature and a particular time of year ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with The Japan Society 6
Example Haiku 1. 2. cherry blossoms bloom so beautifully but soon they will disappear a bright breeze dandelions just higher than the grass 3. in the weeds one hundred and one striped caterpillars Haiku 2 and 3 are ©Paul Conneally 7
Haiku Activity 1. Choose one of the following: Home/ Your city/ Your journey to school 2. What are the beautiful or good things about it? 3. Imagine you are there now. What can you see, smell, hear, taste, feel? ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with The Japan Society 8
Writing Haiku Write a Haiku about the world around you. . . Choose one of the following tasks: 1. The cherry blossoms in the picture 2. Something you like or find beautiful 3. Something you think is ugly or boring Emoji designed by Open. Moji – the open-source emoji and icon project. License: CC BY-SA 4. 0 9
Reflection • Take notice is one of the 5 ways to wellbeing. • How and why do you think this improves wellbeing? • Relaxation activity ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with the Japan Society 10
This resource was designed by Kimberley Evans with the Japan Society. The Japan Society 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW 1 4 QP Tel: 020 7935 0475 Email: education@japansociety. org. uk www. japansociety. org. uk Follow us on: @japansocietylon @Japan. Society. London ©Kimberley Evans in collaboration with the Japan Society 11
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